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The number of companies created in Morocco stood at 40,874 units during the first five months of 2024, according to the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC).
These companies are divided between legal entities (29,481) and individuals (11,393), indicates the OMPIC in the general dashboard of its barometer on business creation.
The sectoral distribution reveals a predominance of trade with a share of 35%, followed by construction and public works – BTP (18.94%), various services (18.87%), transport (8.11%), industries (7.23%), hotels and restaurants (5.52%), the ICT sector – Information and communication technologies (2.67%), financial activities (2.10%) and agriculture and fishing (1.56%).
By region, Casablanca-Settat dominates the ranking with 12,721 companies created at the end of May, ahead of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (5,837), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (4,691), Marrakech-Safi (4,686), Fez-Meknes (2,848), Souss-Massa (2,784), the Oriental (2,416), Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (1,718), Beni Mellal-Khénifra (1,205), Drâa-Tafilalet (953), Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (674) and Guelmim-Oued Noun (305).
By legal form, the single-member limited liability company (SARL AU) comes first with a share of 65.2% of companies created, followed by the limited liability company (SARL) with 34.3%, and the public limited company (SA) with 0.2%.
